Parties...?
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To be honest, dude: I never had any intention of doing any of that kinda stuff in Fresh-Meat Week... Having monitored this thread, I'm gonna make a concerted effort to attend some of these "Box Socials" or whatever later in the term, but Fresh Fest...? Nah... I got my first major project on the second day and my second major project on the third day; both of which to have research evidence for the fourth day and considerable work completion for the start of the second week... Even if I wanted to inebriate myself at ridiculous hours of the night, I still wouldn't have. There's work to be done!!Hoodsie said:
Been to a few. None were much fun, though. Except the geek only party where we had 18 people playing D&D. God, that was awesome but the neighbour actually complained about the music. hahaha
As someone who has partied with Municipal Waste I must say that you are missing out.Mutie said:
A party is just an unnaturally forced social event where several barely-acquainted people are crammed together and are expected to socialise. It's awkward, often unpleasant and feels weird for everybody. It's pretty natural to not like them. That's why so much alocohol is consumed, it's a social lubricant that relaxes the inhibitions a bit and lets people feel more comfortable in such a strained environment. Very few people really like parties for the party itself, what they actually like is the benefits that parties provide. Meeting new people, having new experiences, dancing, (often free) substance abuse, sexual hijinks, music, catching up with friends, social networking, free food and relief from boredom are just some of the things that lure various people into a "party" situation.
The beautiful thing about parties is that if you don't drink (I don't), and you've got enough confidence and enough of a "whatever" attitude to handle the awkwardness, you'll upstage about 90% of the people at any party you go to, who will all be mishandling opportunities with the opposite sex, passing out in pools of their own puke and generally being douchebags. I've met most of my girlfriends in situations like this simply because I stood out as relatively conscious and was thinking clearly enough to make sensible decisions. So in that sense I do "like" parties although I'm often only there because of business obligations and they can sometimes be boring if there's nobody there I can connect to.
The last party I went to was one I dropped in at to pick up my girlfriend, some art exhibition thing of some kind. People were eating at a big display of food that was arranged to look a bit like a corpse on an autopsy table, and there was really weird art and free booze everywhere and an odd low-light ambience. I didn't stay for long, just long enough for my girlfriend to say goodbye to her friends so I could take her home.
Went to my friends brothers party not that long ago. It was great. We all got drunk, and had so much fun. It's great!
Dude, you've partied with Municipal Waste!? That must have been... Fucking MINT!! I think this is the best advice yet; I'm definitely gonna start attending these things (if only to study them, haha) but I doubt I'll be drinking... intolerance to the worlds most widely accepted casual drug is a *****.BonsaiK said:
Oddly enough, that last party sounds awsome...
Looking at parties as an "anthropological experiment" is a good way to experience them without worrying about feeling too out of place. Don't worry about not drinking, I never have. If you wander around with soft drink or juice in a glass people will often assume you've put vodka in it anyway so you won't look too weird.Mutie said:
Municipal Waste were cool guys. And gosh, they sure liked Australian beer...
Different types of people throw different parties. Most of the parties I go to are hosted by people in the music industry, and while I despise most of the bigwigs in the music industry, if there's one thing that these parties have in common it's high-quality free food, so I usually go if I'm invited and I'm not being asked to do anything stupid like pay for a table. People in the art scene also throw some awesome parties, the one I described before was an "art scene" party and they're always good because the type of person who goes there is usually a bit more intelligent and thoughtful than the average college dropout, and there's always cool weird shit to look at and talk about.
Remarkable. You wouldn't happen to be me, would you? Have you ever been involved in a weird cloning experiment?Mutie said:
Eeeh.
Grade 12er here.
I went to one because one of my old friends that I'm still friends with is popular and wanted me to come.
I went there, and everyone was drunk. The girls were barely wearing anything, and grinding other guys hard enough to god damn give themselves a friction burn.
Upstairs was full of moaning and groaning.
Assholes came up to me saying, "We reallllly need to hang out more."
I saw girls making out with guys and my friend told me they had boyfriends.
I was disgusted, took some soda drinks and weed, then left.
Oh god, i wanted to vommit.
Grade 12er here.
I went to one because one of my old friends that I'm still friends with is popular and wanted me to come.
I went there, and everyone was drunk. The girls were barely wearing anything, and grinding other guys hard enough to god damn give themselves a friction burn.
Upstairs was full of moaning and groaning.
Assholes came up to me saying, "We reallllly need to hang out more."
I saw girls making out with guys and my friend told me they had boyfriends.
I was disgusted, took some soda drinks and weed, then left.
Oh god, i wanted to vommit.
My lord, your vocabulary, like cake with ten times more sugar then needed, is so rich it's disgusting 
. I feel like I put on a couple of mental pounds just from reading that.
But yeah, I get what you are saying. I'm not too much of a party guy myself. I like the excitement a group of people can bring, I like being weird and energetic, but overall it's the more personal relationship with people that admire, a lot of relationships people have seem so superficial and distant, and it seems like some parties are built around that. Get drunk and loud with people you sort of care about. I haven't really been to one of those stereotypical "beer, sex and loud, shitty music" parties filled with a bunch of people. I've been around those things separately, but not all three at the same time. I would probably enjoy it for a little while though, seeing people act retarded and listen to shitty music is funny. It is especially nice when I experience that kind of stuff with other friends that find it all so stupid to the point where it's hilarious. The closest I get full on parties is concerts, which I go to somewhat frequently.
But I suggest going to one. Why not try something new? Even if it sucks, laugh at how absurd it is. Be adventurous. There's enjoyment to found in every facet of life if you let go of your limited set of expectations of things to make you happy, and open up. Go out and experience things, it doesn't really matter what they are. Just try it, it's something different at least. If you sit inside everyday, skeptically pondering whether or not some activity might be enjoyable to you, you will often be able to find some reasons to object to doing quite a bit of new things, because you still haven't experienced it, you are still biased and uninformed. And if you don't like it, you can always leave.
. I feel like I put on a couple of mental pounds just from reading that. But yeah, I get what you are saying. I'm not too much of a party guy myself. I like the excitement a group of people can bring, I like being weird and energetic, but overall it's the more personal relationship with people that admire, a lot of relationships people have seem so superficial and distant, and it seems like some parties are built around that. Get drunk and loud with people you sort of care about. I haven't really been to one of those stereotypical "beer, sex and loud, shitty music" parties filled with a bunch of people. I've been around those things separately, but not all three at the same time. I would probably enjoy it for a little while though, seeing people act retarded and listen to shitty music is funny. It is especially nice when I experience that kind of stuff with other friends that find it all so stupid to the point where it's hilarious. The closest I get full on parties is concerts, which I go to somewhat frequently.
But I suggest going to one. Why not try something new? Even if it sucks, laugh at how absurd it is. Be adventurous. There's enjoyment to found in every facet of life if you let go of your limited set of expectations of things to make you happy, and open up. Go out and experience things, it doesn't really matter what they are. Just try it, it's something different at least. If you sit inside everyday, skeptically pondering whether or not some activity might be enjoyable to you, you will often be able to find some reasons to object to doing quite a bit of new things, because you still haven't experienced it, you are still biased and uninformed. And if you don't like it, you can always leave.
Well hey, you got to see a bunch of idiots in action, giving you plenty to laugh at. And you got some soda and weed out of it. Seems like a good deal.Skeleton Jelly said:
Pah. I don't do parties and they don't interest me at all.
My friends don't have wild parties and I don't drink either so the only ones I go to are family and friends parties.
My friends don't have wild parties and I don't drink either so the only ones I go to are family and friends parties.